Edmunds Act passed: plural marriage a felony, cohabitation a misdemeanor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 13, 1882 ~ Thursday
13
I met with the Twelve in the forenoon on the Indian
Mission we voted to call 15 or 20 young Indians &
send them to school to Provo to make Missionaries
among their tribes we voted to send 6 families to
savoy to strengthen Br Tilcher in the Indian Mission
we voted to call Br Layton & his family to form
a New settlement in some portion of Old Mexico
in Chihuahua ^or^ Sornora it was the wish of pthe
Quorum that James G Bleak go to Arizona &
take charge of the Indian Mission. we Met
with President Taylor and laid Before him what
we had done He did not decide upon any portion
of it. I went to the field in the Evening
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Layton, Ezra William
1858-1928
1 mention
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
495 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1961 mentions
Apostle
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